Our mission is to promote an end to violence against women, specifically rape, and to assist women to achieve their right to live free from violence.
We have a vision of an efficient and effective criminal justice system in South Africa in which rape survivors suffer no secondary trauma and are supported throughout their interaction with that system.
Rape Crisis is an organisation specifically aimed at helping survivors of rape. We can support you every step of the way – from counselling and support groups to guiding you through the criminal justice system.
Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust was established in 1976. We are one of the oldest, most experienced and most trusted organisations working with rape counselling, advocacy and prevention in South Africa.
HOW WE CAN HELP YOU
Counselling
- Rape Crisis offers face-to-face counselling by experienced counsellors at three centres in Cape Town (Athlone, Observatory and Khayelitsha). We also provide counselling for your family, partner, spouse or friends.
- Call our 24-hour crisis line and speak to a counsellor in English, Afrikaans or Xhosa.
- Counselling Lines:
- Observatory Counselling line: 021 447 9762
- Athlone Counselling line: 021 633 9229
- Khayelitsha Counselling line: 021 361 9085
- We offer ongoing support in the form of support groups for survivors.
If you decide to prosecute
- To support you through the process, your Rape Crisis counsellor will act as a liaison with various people in the criminal justice system, such as police, medical personnel and prosecutors.
- Rape Crisis offers a pretrial consultation to help prepare you for your trial. You will be offered support throughout this experience.
- You can speak to a court supporter at four of Cape Town’s specialised Sexual Offences Courts. These volunteers are there to tell you about the process of the trial and to prepare you for what to expect in court.
Why Rape Crisis?
Rape Crisis works closely with all sorts of professionals that rape survivors will come into contact with, such as nurses, doctors, police officers, prosecutors and magistrates. In this way we aim to improve the services for rape survivors.
Rape Crisis has working relationships with government departments, other NGOs, the justice system and the police. This enables us to support rape survivors in all aspects of the process.
Call us
We have counselling centres in Athlone, Observatory and Khayelitsha. Phone us on one of these numbers:
Counselling Lines
Observatory Counselling line: 021 447 9762
Athlone Counselling line: 021 633 9229
Khayelitsha Counselling line: 021 361 9085
Observatory Office:
Tel:021 447 1467
Fax: 021 447 5458
Athlone Office:
Tel:021 684 1180
Fax: 021 637 9432
Khayelitsha Office:
Tel:021 361 9228
Fax: 021 361 0529